Spondylus gaederopus is a species of marine bivalve mollusc, a thorny oyster in the family Spondylidae. This species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of European Thorny Oyster being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Spondylus senegalensis
- Spondylus tenellus
- Spondylus tenuis
- Spondylus limbatus
- Spondylus nicobaricus
- Chama coralloides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Spondylidae
- Genus
- Spondylus
- Species
- Spondylus gaederopus
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